The Washington critic., 1887-05-09
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The National Rides Band concert, to
have been given at the Smithsonian grounds
yesterday afternoon, was postponed on ac-
count OF the rain.
The Italian Benevolent Society yester-
day elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Giovanni Maletesta, presl-
dent; Antonio Bregazzi, vice-president; f.
7. Rallo, corresponding secretary; Pletro
LayingI, financial secretary; $. q. Casassn,
treasurer; A. Pavarinc, vice.treasurer; +.
Gull, q. Aranci and 7. Di Mario, trustees;
Gluseppi Cato, marshal; L. Chelini, assist
ant marshall Lorciezo Simi, ilag-bearer; A.
A. Maslno, assistant flag g.bearer; G.. BusIcC
lupo, banner-bearer, and ID. Nincenzo,
tiler.
Madame Clara Neyman OF New York
will lecture on the "lndustries OF German
Women and the Duties OF the Rich to the
Poor" on Wednesday evening In the Church
OF Our Father.
The committee OF the Society OF the
Army OF the Cumberland has decided to
adhere to the programme, and limit the
Grafton on Thursday to twenty minutes.
Samuel Ward was struck by an out
going train on the B. and o. Railroad on
street northeast, about 1880 O'Clock Satur-
day night, and seriously injured. lie was
taken TO Providence Hospital.
The Master Plumbers Association met
In their rooms, In the Corcoran Building,
Saturday night, and elected as delegates to
the Chicago convention in June Il. g..
Campbell, president; Edward j. Hannah,
James Ragan, James Lockhead and George
Hutchins.
Two colored men, names James Grimes
and Solomon Harris, had a fight at Arling-
ton, Va, on Saturday night, resulting In
Harris being dangerously cut In the abdo-
men. He was brought to the Emergency
Hospital in this city and attended by DR..
Ford Thompson. The fight was the result
OF Jealousy.
John $. Dichl and Herman Weber of
New York are at tho Arlington, making ar
rangements for the visit of the Independent
Sharpshooters' Club Of New York to this
city on May 10. The party will spend few
days at the Capital and VIII give banquet
at the Arlington Hotel, About one hun
dred members, including their wives, will
come with the party. The President has
appointed day TO receive them, and they
have also arranged to visit Mount Vernon.
The bad weather Of yesterday prevent.
cd good attendance at the temperance
meeting yesterday, held In Harris Bijou
| Theatre under the auspices OF the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union. Great inter
est, however, was manifested by those pres
| ent.
Miles Nellie Harper, who was SO badly
burned last month, died yesterday at noon
William Yorke At Lee, for the Firs
| National Bank Of New York, has proposed
| to the Commissioners that they purchase
| for cash the tax lien certificates agains
| property assessed for special assessment,
| which the bank holds. The amount In
| yolved is about $4,000.
The May ball of Miss Wilson's dancing
class at the National Rines' hall, saturda,
night, was very successful AFFAIR.
The Logan Guard of Honor at thei
meeting Saturday night completed their ar
rangements for the special services In homo
Of General Logan on Decoration Day.
| The new Grand Army Hall will be dedi
Gated tomorrow night and the event will
be big one in Grand Army circles.
The Masonic members Of the polio
force will he unable to get leave Of absenc
to attend the Baltimore cen tennial on tn
18th inst, owing to the Garfield statue un
yelling.
The contract for publishing the oflicia
daily programme Of the National Drill ha
been awarded by the drill committee t.
Wheeler & Warwick OF this city. Any o
our business men wishing to have thei
business advertised In the programme cal
make the necessary arrangement by calm!
on Mr.. Wheeler at his cigar store, 902l
street. They have no agent In the city car
Wasting for advertisements.